File and index.



No. 883,950. ""'PATBNTBD' APR. 7, 1908.

W. o. GGTTWALS. NLB AND INDEX.

- PLIo TIoN rum) AUG. 7. 190s. i

AP A z SHEETS-SHEET 1.

WILLIAM O. GOTTWALS, OF WA.

no. senseo.

1t known cit'nen of the ashingten, 1n have invented `certain jprovementsin' Files an @ENT OFFICE. l

SHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

FILE AND' INDEX.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented April '7, 1908.

Application filed August 7, 1903. Serial No. 168,629.

United the .following is a s eciiication.

My invention vices for filinglette .etlarartieles napmity of the il/ndby henares lll may be i5. I

.may be Inf which 'ab v2.15 .such

' .character herein release and clam til-,ting into inclined e'invention com y v.dayoif any sutabl of which vpreferably in interposedindexers, Apapers may vb .as are described in my 733,547 dated July 14,

which the pa e, by sli required.

OTTWALS', States, residin the District of Coluin new and useful ImdIndexes, of'which ates to that class of ders, documents, cards and afollower operates to ers, and vary the mg along the base and verticalposiprises ltwo tilting file e materiaLone 4or both a follower, by theoperation examination in what form. 4Said lle boards l 903 described.

connection with suitleaves, pockets or folde openly displayed for may betermed book are controlled by itable character to I may ein l'oy clam satent o. or clamps of the 'I improvedclamp perse is a further 4 ipnrtioftbl]- iwwplicatieu. Also 'Jl'lllfter described. he.. invention o.mbinations elanned.

with

amination of its 'v xewofone of the files. Fig. 4 is v`supports,

the same.

atleet. 'ie-red 'Qf 'the lbll ,sectional @nel one dfithe'flles in einvention order to makethe @leally understood I h campanylngdrayvmg nemeinto'practical -my rovem'ents ondllib) the lpartieular co ,esame showings four of the file @in its-.suspended and ope and subject of this aplthe.suspension device hereinvention s means ini contents. Fig. 2 is indotted lines thev suspended position 'nersneonve visant onsists in theparts and )thereof hereinafter set forthl ave shown in the acv for.carrying the effect, without limiting en ,useful ap lice-A nstructionsw purpose of illustration, I .have delinich,

is a perspec- Iny invention u port or cabinet conbjoxes, one of which isn position for the exa side Fig." 3 is a plan view agierspective view ofowing also one emerqaupporting rod. Fig. fviewnf a portion of .the

' .place therein, sh

end 5 is `a cabinet,

with its clamp, a part of the rod being shownin dotted lines. Fig. 7 isa sectional view of the saine, the follower being shown in inclinedposition. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the lower end -of the clamplever. I

Referrin to the drawingsAisa sup ort on which t e file B is suspended,`and w 'ch is preferably a cabinet having one or more spaces or pigeonholes into and out of which the file may slide. When the file is thussupported its base turns of the pigeon hole when the file is put away. Imay here state that the file without a susfor current papers or l is thebase of the gitudinal groove 2 in 3. The ends of the brackets 4, tightlyinto for indexing Work. iile formed with a lonwhich are driven up tobecome the front which is situated a rod 6 in the base and Y maintain bygravity a position which keeps lof .the l .one of l which little or nostrain on said rod, while it passes through the index cards, or tags onthe index leaves or folders, so'that the index devices are strung on therod, maybe removed to permit the transfer of the contents of the le as awhole, or for rearrangement or change of the'index.

C C are the file boards arranged to slide on .the rod3, by means ofextensions or brackets 13, formed onl or'attached to the fde board andvwhich enter the groove 2 andA have perforations 14 for the rod. '-Theseperforations are elongated verticali -to allowthe file boards to tiltfreely. ach file board has a clamping lever 15 pivoted" thereto,preferably between ears 16 on the brackets 13, by a transverse pin 17.This lever has an u,.- wardly extending handle 18 and beIoW t le pivot,an arm `19 which bears on the rod 3.

owing l .At each side of the rod, the arm 1 9 has downioo wardextensions 20 forming va socket 21 in the rod is held toikeepthe ipartsin alinement and promote the `accurate and easy operation o the clamp.The partsare so arranged that when the file board is ve tical (orinclined slightly inward) the socket 21 engages the rod at a pointsubstantially vertically below the 'pivot 17.

When it is desired 'r i examine the contents of the file, the twohandles 18 are thrown outward by the thumbs and the ile boards assumethe openv position shown .in Figs.' 1 and 7, whereupon the papers orcards in the files may be turned like the leaves of a book. It will beobserved that the 'file is very oonvenient of use, simpleofoconstruction, and has great capacity.

At the back and front longitudinal edges of the base may be provided aback board 22 of the full height of the file, and a front board 23 whichengages the lower part of the file contents to keep them inplace but islow in height so as not to interfere with their examination. i f" i Thecabinet A is provided with front and rear supporting rods 24, 25, at thebottom of each'f file-receiving Space. 26 26, indicate hooks attached tothe back board 22 (which becomeswthe base when the file is in thecabrusv inet) adapted to engage the front rod 24as the" file is drawnout, 'so that the file'may turn on said rod and 'be sup orted invertical position for use, as seen in ig. 1. I,

27 indicates recesses in the front board 23y to accommodate the hooks 26of the file above. Other suspension 4means may .however beremployed. Thegroove 2 I equivalentfspace or depression to accommodatel the' rod.

boards slidable longitudinally on the base, it will be understood'thatme of the advantages of my invention may be, realized lby leavingone of said boards at one place on the base and sliding the other as maybe necesforated tabs entering the groove and strung on the rod. When4folders or pockets are employed toreceive the filed papers in separatebodies or collections, either the contents of such folders may bereadily examined while the folders are in place between the iile boards,b reason of the wide opening of the .latter.in oth directions, or anyfolder may intend as typical of, any" y amination of papers an. While Iprefer, to makiboth 'of'theffile be liiitioved with its contents forexamina-t tion a art from the file. `A

In-.lpig 6 is shown a portion of an index pocket-.28

having a tab 29 perforated and strun on 'ers able means, such as heads,washers ornuts `24' 25.

ated nearly in the front vertical plane` of the support or cabinet A,there is possibility of the back of the receptacle B encountering thefront of such support before the receptacle has reached a verticallysuspended position.. I therefore provide with riieans for projecting ita little forward relative to the support. This I effect by inclines 34formed onthe hooks 26 andvwhich fpart ofhthe back 22 to clear the frontof the cabinet or the face of the'ile below.

and twoo vposing tiltable file boards mountedon the' ase-board andwithin the side lim ,its ofthe same, the said 'st'rlicted to be outwardlinclined for the ci.

tical position for clamping the papers between them, and one of the fileboards being to or beyond the middle of the same to vary the capacity ofthe file, substantially as set forth.

2. In a file the combination of abase-board adapted to serve as eitherthe bottom or front of thel file, and two opposing tiltable boards orfollowers mounted on the bas board within the side edges of thebase-board, and constructed and arranged to be outpers and to be securedin vertical position for clamping thel papers between them, one 0f thesaid followers being movable along the base-.board to a osition insubstantial contact with the otlier follower as and for'the urposesdescribed. f

3. In a file the combination of a base-board and two o posing followers:mounted and tiltable on t e base-board, one or both of said followersbeing ,slidable along the base-board to bring the followers intosubstantial contact, substantially as. described.

4.' lIna file the combination of a base-board A label plate is thereceptacle file boards being corifr to be secured in ver-l and for the'purposes y n Fig. 1 the contents of the iile, with I plrefer to arrangea pull on the part 1 i whic As the supporting and hinge-rod 24 issituslide: on the rod. 24.- These cause the upper Wlitat claim is Y 1.'n a file the combination of a base-board' movable along the base boardsubstantially wardly inclined for the examination of pal staatsmal. on

s V1n 'vertical position bring the foliowers into 'i easiest.

learfindmntbeardsndit'we pesen the boardfwthin `'thesirle limits of thebase- -board the when :formi-ng ea bex-like. receptaaie, the slid 'being`ce'nsti-ueiisd jmd arranged to, be 'entwardllyinclined for theexamination'ef v'essere'fand to be secured or clamping the papers ibetween them, one or both of the -i-elowers .10..

being inwardly slidable oir-the base-board to substanrtinilicontact,

:jsubstantially as andv for thepurposes described.

jtially as and for the-purposes, :1 6. ,Ina file the combination 5.l Ina iile the combination of a receptacle having a base ada1 ted to serveas the front or bottom of the e, a high wall 22 adapted to serve as thebottom or back of the' iile, and, a l-ow ivall 23wl1ich -serves asl thefront of theldile, when the iile is -in position for examina* tion, and,two o posing ltiltable followers mounted on tl-e, .base and arrangedwithin the 'sid .ed es of the base,` one of the follow- 'ersbeing s'dable on the base Ato bring the 'followers into substantial contact'when the A is emptyv or contains fewpa ers, substanescribed.

of a support, a

' base-board slidable and tiltableon said support, and two opposing fileboards arranged within ,the side edges of the `base-board and` tiltableon the latter for the viramination and for the clamping of pa ers, oneof the leboards being slidable a ong the base-board the middle of thesame, as set forth.

7.` In aliile the combination of asupport, a base-board which istiltable on the same and l is adapted toserve as the front or bottom mga perforated brac of the Y file,

Yboar board within the side ed ration of the bracket,

said base-board being rovided with aback 22 which is also adaptedp toserve as the bottom of the le and support the contents of the latterwhen the file is in a closed position with the said base-board in avertical osition and two opposing tiltable iile dl; or followers mountedon the basees of the latter, one of the followers bein s idablev oiithe' base-v board to bringthe io owers into substantial I contact ifdesired,v substantially as and for 50 the purposes described.

8. In a file the combination of a Abaseboard having a transverse groove,a back 22 attached to the base-board and arranged parallel with thegroove, a rod mounted in said groove, and two opposing followerstiltvable on the base-board and rod and'arranged to slide inward fromthe edge of the baseboar'd substantially to the middle 'ofwthe same, asand for the purposes described.

9.In a file the combination of a baseboard formed with a cove, a followeV,havet or extension inthe groove, attached to the passing through saidperfoand a leverhaving a cove, a rod in said I ase-board andsubstantiall 'e pirated with the failover 1 a unperfemted fend whichbears directly en the upper side-cf the rod, as andfor Itlie purposesset "0f Q f i0. In a fiile the eembinatien of a basebeard, a redattached to the same, a fellewer having a perforatedl vt 'throughwhich-said red passes, :said pat! slidnbl-e en the red, and a 'leverhaving :a pit` etal-:comenten the z'fol'iewer fixed .point and having afree unp'erforated end bearing directly on the rod, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth. Y f, 11. In a file the combination of thegrooved base, a rod arranged in the groove enig freely tiltable and.

at a single,v

base, the base at the other Aend of the rod 'having a horizontal slot, afor the latter end of the ro having a iange' driven into said slot, andaper-supporting means mounted on said rod). y 12. In a fil portingcabinet or shelf, a baseboard having' la; suspensionmeans on which itmay tilt an y W and two opposing followers moving parallel with the axisf sus ension and having their upper corners beve ed.oii as shownat 33,as set forth.

13. In a base, having horizontal'slotsat the ends of the groove, a rodin suchv groove,-:perforated Vholders for said rod having iian es driveninto said slots, and aper supporting means mounted on said rodi 14. In afile the combination 'of a ooved base, a rod in such groove, having/aead atone end, perforated holders for the ends of the rod and attachedto thebase, anda retaim'n or to turn over the head'o` the saine' toretain the rod in the holders.

perforated holder,

e the combination with-a supich it is'connected with-the cabinet,

.means for the rod adapted to release the ro,V

15. In a iile the combination a transverse rod, of a receptacle adapted'tay-slide over the rod and having hooks samejivherelgr the receptaclemay -turn and be `suspende on said rod and-twinl tilta'ble iile boardsoperating in the directions of'th L length of said rod whereby thecontents of.

the file may be inclined to the right and theA left of a personexamining the same while the -iile is so sus ended, substantially `asset forth.,

16. In a 1 cle, paper holding means therein,. the sup1 portindg rods 24and 25, and the hooks 26 a1'-A range to engage the forward rod 24`when'the recepta le is drawn forward, the rear rod 25 being arranged tosupport the rear part of the rece tacle and being situated beyond theranoe oi) movement of thev hooks, the said hoolrs 26 being provided with'the inclines 34 for the purpose and substantially as set forth.

. 17. In a file the combination of a recepta e the combination of areceptal toengagethe le having two followers emged 'and o er- .pendedposition for examnationfsndhooks. itin respectively at the right andatthe eft .26 on saidfreceptacle adapted to engage and of t e recetecle, and having the hgoks 26, turn on said support andha inclle 34 andthe ro s 24, 25 on the back ofthe rece ytoV roject the receptacle forwarvre'slativ'e to 15 tecle, the forward rod 24 being adapted to e saisupport, substantially as set forth., engaged by said hooks to allowthereceptacle In testimony whereof I affix my si'glia'tii" eA to tum inplanes parallel with thefollowers, in presence of two Witnesses; I

'submmia las Set fom. u mM o. 18. In a e the combination of s, recepta-Witnesses: f cle, peper holding means therein, a. support H. N Low,

on which the receptacle may tum to a. sus- THoMs P. WoonWARD.

